Demography
Ilford has a very large ethnic-minority population, with Ilford North having the 4th highest Jewish proportion of residents in the 2001 census. The Hindu, Muslim and Sikh population number some 30,000. The South Asian community in Ilford speak a variety of languages, including Tamil, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
There is a sizable Irish and Polish community in and around Seven Kings / Goodmayes.
According to the 2001 census, Ilford North and Ilford South consisted of the following demographs:
| Ilford North | Ilford South | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 89,806 | 106,608 |
| White | 75.6% | 45.1% |
| Black | 5.2% | 11.4% |
| Asian | 15.5% | 39.3% |
| Mixed | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| Other | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Christian | 55.1% | 42.5% |
| Hindu | 6.7% | 10.5% |
| Jewish | 10.3% | 7.9% |
| Muslim | 6.4% | 19.6% |
| Sikh | 2.7% | 9.4% |
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